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If you don’t vote, you have no right to blame govt: SC
If you don't vote, then you have "no right" to question or blame the government, the Supreme Court has observed. The candid admission of an activist seeking a blanket order to remove encroachments in the country and saying he has never cast his vote, did not go down well with the apex court leading it …
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February 5, 2017 -
25 lakh defence pensioners in country: Govt
There are over 25 lakh defence pensioners in the country of whom over 1.25 lakh are Nepali citizens, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, said as on February 1, there are 25,00,631 defence pensioners with Punjab, Haryana and …
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February 3, 2017 -
Highest-ever MGNREGA outlay is only 1% rise: Labour activists
The government's claim of "highest-ever" budget allocation for MGNREGA, the rural scheme promising minimum 100 days' employment every year, has failed to impress workers rights groups, who feel the government has "hardly increased" the outlay over last year. "At first glance, it would seem as if the Finance Minister's announcement of an allocation of Rs.48,000 crore …
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February 2, 2017 -
Rahul slams govt for failure in job creation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Modi government after it listed its achievements in the President's address, alleging that it has been a "complete failure" on job creation front. "The main question in India today is creation of jobs for young people. It is a big issue today to provide jobs for youth …
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January 31, 2017 -
Government to withdraw notification permitting Jallikattu: SC told
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its January 7, 2016, notification that permitted Jallikattu – the bull taming sport with some restrictions in Tamil Nadu during Pongal festival. The central government, in a gazette notification on January 8, removed bulls form the list of animals that are banned from …
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January 24, 2017 -
Government to withdraw notification permitting Jallikattu: SC told
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its January 7, 2016, notification that permitted Jallikattu – the bull taming sport with some restrictions in Tamil Nadu during Pongal festival. The central government, in a gazette notification on January 8, removed bulls form the list of animals that are banned from …
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January 24, 2017 -
Lack of coordination between banks, government: Vadra
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Monday attacked the Centre for lack of management after the petrol pumps across the country threatened to stop accepting payments through credit or debit cards. Vadra said there was lack of coordination between banks and the government. "The government seems to have reached its levels of desperation …
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January 9, 2017 -
BSE to introduce 6-yr govt bond futures from Dec 30
Leading stock exchange BSE will introduce new interest rate futures (IRF) contracts from December 30 on 6-year government bonds maturing in 2022. The IRF contract is based on 6.84 per cent central government security maturing on December 19, 2022, and will be available for trading from December 30 this year, BSE said in a circular. …
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December 26, 2016 -
Demonetisation impacts property deals, raises hope of cheaper loans
Even as the sale of pre-owned houses and developer-built small properties have come to a standstill, the realty industry hopes the quantum of home loans will pick up after stability returns and eventually lift its fortunes. “In the NCR (National Capital Region), 35-40 percent of the money involved in the sale of pre-owned houses was …
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November 26, 2016